Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

(1940–2005) journalist United States

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Richard Pryor (1940–2005) was a United States journalist.

About Richard Pryor

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974.

Notable works:

Pryor convictions, and other life sentences

Awards:

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special|Writers Guild of America Award|Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

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